A 23-year-old working as a domestic help was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing Jammu and Kashmir Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia, police said
Jammu Kashmir: A 23-year-old working as a domestic help was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing Jammu and Kashmir Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia, police said.Yasir Lohar’s arrest followed a major all-night manhunt, police said in a statement, adding that his interrogation had begun.He was arrested from a field in Kanhachak area.
Lohar is a resident of Halla-Dhandrath village in Ramban district.Lohia was found dead at his residence in the outskirts of Jammu on Monday night. There were burn injuries and his throat was slit, officials said.
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